Retired: Real-Time News from AL.com: Crimetag:blog.al.com,2015:/wire/80010162014-03-06T02:49:03ZArchives of Alabama, national and international news, plus news from the wire, from our AL.com staff.Movable Type Enterprise 4.29-advanceLuther Strange seeks judge's recusal in educator's ethics case tag:blog.al.com,2014:/wire/8001016.131083022014-06-04T21:34:00Z2014-12-15T15:29:43ZView full sizeFILE - This Jan. 26, 2012 file photo shows Deann Stone. The former Alabama education official and her husband are facing felony ethics charges over the handling of federal stimulus funds. State Attorney General Luther Strange said a...The Associated Presshttp://connect.al.com/user/bamaap/index.html
View full sizeFILE - This Jan. 26, 2012 file photo shows Deann Stone. The former Alabama education official and her husband are facing felony ethics charges over the handling of federal stimulus funds. State Attorney General Luther Strange said a...
Credit card scheme that helped fund Birmingham rap group Hood Dynasty leads to 164 felony warrants tag:blog.al.com,2014:/wire/8001016.131060382014-06-04T18:02:23Z2014-06-09T22:06:47ZThe Gardendale Police Department led the 3-month probe. The U.S. Secret Service and the Irondale Police Department's SWAT team assisted in raids carried out in March.Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.comhttp://connect.al.com/user/thisiscarol/index.html
The Gardendale Police Department led the 3-month probe. The U.S. Secret Service and the Irondale Police Department's SWAT team assisted in raids carried out in March.
Elaborate indoor marijuana growing operation found at Jefferson County hometag:blog.al.com,2014:/wire/8001016.131040112014-06-04T13:40:21Z2014-06-09T22:07:12ZKenneth Dean Richards is in the county jail with bond set at $120,000.Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.comhttp://connect.al.com/user/thisiscarol/index.html
Kenneth Dean Richards is in the county jail with bond set at $120,000.
Supreme Court: States (including Alabama) must look beyond low IQ before imposing death sentencetag:blog.al.com,2014:/wire/8001016.130346892014-05-27T15:30:00Z2014-05-27T15:31:52ZThe decision, reached in a case from Florida, will impact Alabama where an IQ score of 70 and above is the threshold used by the state to determine if a convicted murder is eligible for the death penalty.Charles J. Dean | cdean@al.comhttp://connect.al.com/user/cdean/index.html
The decision, reached in a case from Florida, will impact Alabama where an IQ score of 70 and above is the threshold used by the state to determine if a convicted murder is eligible for the death penalty.
#YesAllWomen: Twitter reacts to California shooting with powerful hashtagtag:blog.al.com,2014:/wire/8001016.130192452014-05-24T23:54:23Z2014-05-25T05:59:40ZAfter a shooting on Saturday, Twitter took the opportunity to discuss issues of harassment that women face.Cassie Fambro | cfambro@al.comhttp://connect.al.com/user/CassieFambro/index.html
After a shooting on Saturday, Twitter took the opportunity to discuss issues of harassment that women face.
Hamilton police officer stabbed; 2 in custody, reports statetag:blog.al.com,2014:/wire/8001016.130186692014-05-24T22:57:00Z2014-05-24T22:56:57ZHAMILTON, Alabama -- A Hamilton police officer is recovering in a Mississippi hospital after being stabbed multiple times Friday night, according to multiple news reports. Officer Eric Zills underwent surgery Saturday at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after being...Jeremy Gray | jgray@al.comhttp://connect.al.com/user/jwgray/index.html
HAMILTON, Alabama -- A Hamilton police officer is recovering in a Mississippi hospital after being stabbed multiple times Friday night, according to multiple news reports. Officer Eric Zills underwent surgery Saturday at North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo after being...
Man convicted in beating death of son found dead in jail cell tag:blog.al.com,2014:/wire/8001016.130061322014-05-23T17:41:00Z2014-05-23T17:40:13ZWALPOLE, Massachusetts -- A man serving a life sentence for beating his 7-year-old son to death on Father's Day 2009 died in prison Friday in an apparent suicide, a Massachusetts state prisons spokesman said. Leslie Schuler, 41, was found hanging...The Associated Presshttp://connect.al.com/user/bamaap/index.html
WALPOLE, Massachusetts -- A man serving a life sentence for beating his 7-year-old son to death on Father's Day 2009 died in prison Friday in an apparent suicide, a Massachusetts state prisons spokesman said. Leslie Schuler, 41, was found hanging...
Giles County, Tennessee man federally indicted for burning cross to intimidate interracial familytag:blog.al.com,2014:/wire/8001016.130004532014-05-23T02:18:17Z2014-05-23T02:21:44ZThe U.S. Justice Department reports a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against 33-year-old Timothy Flanagan on Wednesday. The indictment alleges that on April 30, 2012, Flanagan and two accomplices built a wooden cross, put in the front yard of an interracial people who recently had a baby, covered it in diesel fuel and lit it. Prosecutors say they did it because of the family's race.Jonathan Grass | jgrass@al.comhttp://connect.al.com/user/jongrass/index.html
The U.S. Justice Department reports a federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment against 33-year-old Timothy Flanagan on Wednesday. The indictment alleges that on April 30, 2012, Flanagan and two accomplices built a wooden cross, put in the front yard of an interracial people who recently had a baby, covered it in diesel fuel and lit it. Prosecutors say they did it because of the family's race.
Mobile police beef up traffic enforcement ahead of Memorial Daytag:blog.al.com,2014:/wire/8001016.129957492014-05-22T20:46:08Z2014-05-22T20:47:58ZPolice plan to put more officers on the streets in the coming days as they gear up for heavy traffic expected to come with the Memorial Day holiday on Monday.Theresa Seiger | tseiger@al.comhttp://connect.al.com/user/tseiger/index.html
Police plan to put more officers on the streets in the coming days as they gear up for heavy traffic expected to come with the Memorial Day holiday on Monday.
Pot smoking FBI agents was attempt at humor says FBI director. Sen. Jeff Sessions not laughingtag:blog.al.com,2014:/wire/8001016.129858932014-05-21T20:12:00Z2014-05-21T20:14:07Z""Do you understand that that could be interpreted as one more example of leadership in America dismissing the seriousness of marijuana use and that could undermine our ability to convince young people not to go down a dangerous path?" Sessions asked Comey.Charles J. Dean | cdean@al.comhttp://connect.al.com/user/cdean/index.html
""Do you understand that that could be interpreted as one more example of leadership in America dismissing the seriousness of marijuana use and that could undermine our ability to convince young people not to go down a dangerous path?" Sessions asked Comey.
Tutwiler prison remains 'horribly overcrowded' but improvements made, according to TV media on tourtag:blog.al.com,2014:/wire/8001016.129451062014-05-17T13:05:21Z2014-05-17T13:19:28ZAccording to a report from Fox 6 reporter Beth Shelburne, Tutwiler remains "horribly overcrowded," but she noticed some improvements, such as 300 newly installed cameras and privacy curtains in the showers.Kelsey Stein | kstein@al.comhttp://connect.al.com/user/kelseystein/index.html
According to a report from Fox 6 reporter Beth Shelburne, Tutwiler remains "horribly overcrowded," but she noticed some improvements, such as 300 newly installed cameras and privacy curtains in the showers.
5 students shot near Atlanta high schooltag:blog.al.com,2014:/wire/8001016.129095162014-05-13T21:36:27Z2014-05-13T22:14:07ZPolice believe the victims were Therrell students, although the shootings did not happen on campus. A spokeswoman for Atlanta Public Schools said their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.Jonathan Grass | jgrass@al.comhttp://connect.al.com/user/jongrass/index.html
Police believe the victims were Therrell students, although the shootings did not happen on campus. A spokeswoman for Atlanta Public Schools said their injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
AT&T donates $10,000, launches text donation campaign to help Alabama, other states hit by April stormstag:blog.al.com,2014:/wire/8001016.129074862014-05-13T17:51:16Z2014-05-13T17:53:05ZAT&T has launched a text donation campaign in which people from throughout the U.S. can help those impacted by tornadoes that hit the Southeast in April.Kelsey Stein | kstein@al.comhttp://connect.al.com/user/kelseystein/index.html
AT&T has launched a text donation campaign in which people from throughout the U.S. can help those impacted by tornadoes that hit the Southeast in April.
Lawyer: 7th grade sexual assault victim's accuser punished by losing ice cream privilegestag:blog.al.com,2014:/wire/8001016.128942682014-05-11T17:39:25Z2014-05-11T22:39:48ZTwo seventh grade girls reported being sexually assaulted, and the school said they would handle it. One day of suspension and losing ice-cream was the punishment, plus, the girls got punished too. Now, a lawyer wants police involved. Cassie Fambro | cfambro@al.comhttp://connect.al.com/user/CassieFambro/index.html
Two seventh grade girls reported being sexually assaulted, and the school said they would handle it. One day of suspension and losing ice-cream was the punishment, plus, the girls got punished too. Now, a lawyer wants police involved.
Arkansas man with Alabama arms connections pleads guilty to selling guns to FBI informanttag:blog.al.com,2014:/wire/8001016.128676712014-05-08T21:47:02Z2014-05-08T23:05:51ZFor three years, an Arkansas man with Alabama connections dealt handguns, machine guns, and assault rifles to a felon that told him the weapons would be used by his boss in the streets of Chicago, Ill., federal prosecutors said.Casey Toner | ctoner@al.comhttp://connect.al.com/user/ctoner/index.html
For three years, an Arkansas man with Alabama connections dealt handguns, machine guns, and assault rifles to a felon that told him the weapons would be used by his boss in the streets of Chicago, Ill., federal prosecutors said.
Few of you lost sleep over Botched execution of Oklahoma murderer tag:blog.al.com,2014:/wire/8001016.128611442014-05-08T12:00:00Z2014-05-08T12:40:42ZThe poll, which is still open, shows as of this morning that almost 86 percent of you who voted said Lockett's bungled execution did not bother you at all.Charles J. Dean | cdean@al.comhttp://connect.al.com/user/cdean/index.html
The poll, which is still open, shows as of this morning that almost 86 percent of you who voted said Lockett's bungled execution did not bother you at all.
Jeffco pastor charged in rape of 13-year-old arrested again for sex abuse of another teen tag:blog.al.com,2014:/wire/8001016.128573752014-05-07T18:49:36Z2014-05-07T22:07:46ZPleasant Grove police said Wednesday evening a third young woman has now come forward accusing Tyrone Banks Sr. of sexual assault.Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.comhttp://connect.al.com/user/thisiscarol/index.html
Pleasant Grove police said Wednesday evening a third young woman has now come forward accusing Tyrone Banks Sr. of sexual assault.
Poll: Did last week's botched execution bother you?tag:blog.al.com,2014:/wire/8001016.128486722014-05-07T12:00:00Z2014-05-07T19:36:45ZDid the way Lockett died brother you? Does the way Lockett died cause you to want the state, in this case Alabama, to do more to make sure that its next execution is not botched?Charles J. Dean | cdean@al.comhttp://connect.al.com/user/cdean/index.html
Did the way Lockett died brother you? Does the way Lockett died cause you to want the state, in this case Alabama, to do more to make sure that its next execution is not botched?
Buffalo Bills star and former Alabama standout Marcell Dareus arrested for "spice" possession in Cleburne Countytag:blog.al.com,2014:/wire/8001016.128532022014-05-07T02:47:39Z2014-05-07T12:39:31ZDareus was arrested for felony possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Jarrett confirmed the substance was "spice" or synthetic cannabis.
Mark Heim | mheim@al.comhttp://connect.al.com/user/mheim/index.html
Dareus was arrested for felony possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia. Jarrett confirmed the substance was "spice" or synthetic cannabis.
Alabama must enact prison reform or 'pay a big financial price down the road:' Sen. Cam Ward talks progress, solutionstag:blog.al.com,2014:/wire/8001016.128466622014-05-06T14:39:53Z2014-05-06T14:40:05ZLast week, WBHM's Rachel Osier Lindley sat down for a lengthy talk with state Sen. Cam Ward, a Republican from Alabaster and chairman of the state legislature's prison oversight committee.Kelsey Stein | kstein@al.comhttp://connect.al.com/user/kelseystein/index.html
Last week, WBHM's Rachel Osier Lindley sat down for a lengthy talk with state Sen. Cam Ward, a Republican from Alabaster and chairman of the state legislature's prison oversight committee.